Audiobooks Like Pompeii

10 audiobooks for fans of Pompeii

1. 1

   

   Munich

   by Robert Harris

   Narrated by David Rintoul

   ★ 3.93 BLT Score (31.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.88 Goodreads (29.8K) ★ 4.31 Audible (1.7K)

   9h 38m listening time • Released 2018

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2. 2

   

   Imperium

   Cicero • Book 1

   by Robert Harris

   Narrated by Simon Jones

   ★ 4.10 BLT Score (45.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.14 Goodreads (41.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (3.1K)

   12h 40m listening time • Released 2006

   Simon Jones performs Cicero's courtroom speeches with such command that ancient history feels like a high-stakes political thriller you can't stop listening to.

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   Simon Jones performs Cicero's courtroom speeches with such command that ancient history feels like a high-stakes political thriller you can't stop listening to.

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3. 3

   

   The Evening and the Morning

   Kingsbridge

   by Ken Follett

   Narrated by John Lee

   ★ 4.67 BLT Score (149.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (136.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (12.8K)

   24h 19m listening time • Released 2020

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4. 4

   

   Fall of Giants

   The Century Trilogy • Book 1

   by Ken Follett

   Narrated by John Lee

   ★ 4.52 BLT Score (370.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (350.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (20.3K)

   30h 38m listening time • Released 2010

   Five families' fates entwine with war, revolution, and history. John Lee's thirty-hour narration proves that epic scope and intimate human drama aren't opposites: they're inseparable.

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   Five families' fates entwine with war, revolution, and history. John Lee's thirty-hour narration proves that epic scope and intimate human drama aren't opposites: they're inseparable.

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5. 5

   

   The Pillars of the Earth

   Kingsbridge • Book 1

   by Ken Follett

   Narrated by John Lee

   ★ 4.69 BLT Score (874.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (838.5K) ★ 4.64 Audible (36.3K)

   40h 56m listening time • Released 2007

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6. 6

   

   Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure

   Constable Evan Mystery

   by Rhys Bowen

   Narrated by Barrie Kreinik

   ★ 4.61 BLT Score (27.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.3K)

   12h 2m listening time • Released 2025

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7. 7

   

   City of Thieves

   by David Benioff

   Narrated by Ron Perlman

   ★ 4.55 BLT Score (176.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (169.7K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.2K)

   8h 28m listening time • Released 2008

   Ron Perlman nails the tonal whiplash of WWII buddy story: darkly funny one moment, terrifying the next, as two strangers hunt the impossible in Leningrad.

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   Ron Perlman nails the tonal whiplash of WWII buddy story: darkly funny one moment, terrifying the next, as two strangers hunt the impossible in Leningrad.

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8. 8

   

   The System of the World

   The Baroque Cycle #6–8 • Book 8

   by Neal Stephenson

   Narrated by Neal Stephenson (introduction), Kevin Pariseau, Simon Prebble

   ★ 4.48 BLT Score (25.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (24.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.4K)

   11h 37m listening time • Released 2010

   Stephenson's sprawling historical epic finds its perfect match in dual narrators who untangle 700 pages of 18th-century intrigue, mathematics, and scheming without losing momentum through the finale.

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   Stephenson's sprawling historical epic finds its perfect match in dual narrators who untangle 700 pages of 18th-century intrigue, mathematics, and scheming without losing momentum through the finale.

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9. 9

   

   Where the Sky Begins

   Constable Evan Mystery

   by Rhys Bowen

   Narrated by Emma Griffiths

   ★ 4.36 BLT Score (35.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (34.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (1.4K)

   11h 11m listening time • Released 2022

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10. 10

    

    The Sunflower House

    by Adriana Allegri

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Dallin Bradford, Saskia Maarleveld

    ★ 4.34 BLT Score (20.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (19.6K) ★ 4.67 Audible (405)

    11h 35m listening time • Released 2024

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